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Triple Ha
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2004 13:51
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the inkey$() command seems to not work for me. I get the "Syntax Error" error, when my code is like this:

I've also tried

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Edizzle
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2004 14:55
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i'm pretty sure its inkey$()="8"
or you can just do scancode

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BearCDPOLD
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2004 17:12
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If I remember correctly inkey$() deals with characters/strings.

IE:
if lower$(inkey$())="w" then gosub MovePlayerForward

Scancode's a more effective way of getting direct input from the keyboard. It uses ascii values. Google for "ASCII table".

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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 00:22 Edited at: 23rd Aug 2004 00:29
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yeah, inkey$() returns the acsii character from the keyboard, such that if you want to detect a particular ky it must be in the form of;
if "a" = inkey$() --- for lower case A
if "A" = inkey$() --- for upper case A
if asc(inkey$()) = 65 -- for upper case A
if asc(inkey$()) = 97 -- for lowercase A
if asc(upper(inkey$())) = 65 -- for both A's
if asc(lower(inkey$())) = 97 --- also for both A's

or use the scancode() operation which returns the keyboard code for the keys themselves;
if scancode() = 30 -- for both A's

This thread contains the graphic of the scancodes;
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=33640&b=7

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Psaiko
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 01:13
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Why don´t you use keystate?
If keystate(idontknowthenumber) = 1 the load "pick.bmp"
I think this will work.
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SandraD
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 01:32 Edited at: 23rd Aug 2004 01:33
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Keystate() requires the same information as scancode(), only uses it in a different way;

if keystate(30) = 1 then print "A has been pressed"

If I'm going to look up the scancodes anyway, I tend forget about the keystate() operation and just do a scancode()=30 instead.

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Triple Ha
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 04:11
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Now the syntax is right, but now when I press the desired key all it does is prints its value on the CLI.

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SandraD
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 23:32
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Well now you're going to have show us the code you're using... the syntax of the command was easy, how you're trying to use it is another matter.

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